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1st LD Writethru: Germany plans cabinet negotiations before Feb.4

Xinhua,January 26, 2018 Adjust font size:

BERLIN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Germany's CDU/CSU conservative alliance and Social Democrats (SPD) aimed to complete coalition government negotiations before Feb. 4, CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader said Friday

Michael Grosse-Bromer, CDU/ CSU parliamentary group leader, made the announcement after the first round of the formal talks beginning Friday on a new "grand coalition" government. But he stressed a "time buffer " after the timing.

The coalition government is expected to be formed by the incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU with its sister party CSU, and SPD. Enditem

 

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